Kansas City man sentenced in fatal shooting of girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in 2020
A Kansas City, Kansas man was sentenced to 40 years in prison in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in 2020, a Jackson County judge ruled Tuesday.
Ivan D. Mock, 37, was convicted in January of murder in the death of Daniel LaMont Washington, 33, on April 12, 2020. At the time of the shooting, Mock was dating Washington’s ex-girlfriend and had become suspicious of Washington’s relationship with her, The Star previously reported.
The shooting took place in the early morning, while Washington’s ex-girlfriend was driving Washington and two other friends around Agnes Avenue in Kansas City, The Star reported. The woman parked her SUV in a driveway in the 4000 block of Agnes Avenue, where Mock approached the car, according to court documents.
Washington was sitting in the front passenger seat of the car, according to court documents. Mock opened the front passenger door, removed a gun from his pocket and shot Washington several times, according to court documents.
After witnessing the shooting, Mock’s girlfriend drove a wounded Washington and the other two passengers away from Agnes Avenue to look for a hospital, according to court documents. She was able to alert police officers in the parking lot of a CVS pharmacy near 39th and Main in Midtown, The Star reported. Additional officers responded to the car around 3 a.m., where Washington was pronounced dead.
Mock’s girlfriend told police detectives that her relationship with Washington at the time of the shooting was close but platonic, according to court documents. However, court documents also show Mock had accused her of cheating on him with Washington, The Star reported.
Mock was charged with second-degree murder, as well as unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action, on April 17, 2020, according to court records. He was ultimately convicted of second-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action, carrying a 30-year sentence and a 10-year sentence.
Washington, who often went by Mont, was spiritual and family-oriented, with a passion for cars and grilling, according to an obituary posted online. He worked as an auto mechanic in Kansas City after graduating from Wyandotte High School in 2005.
“If you knew Mont, you knew his love for you was unconditional,” Washington’s obituary read.
Washington is survived by five children, some of whom he shared with the ex-girlfriend later involved with Mock, according to court documents and his obituary.
After the guilty verdict, a motion by Mock for a new trial was overruled, according to court documents.
Previous reporting by Bill Lukitsch was used in this article.
